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Clippers - Hair, Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, 1926
Reg. No: SH 923087
- Summary:
- Clippers - Hair, Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, 1926. Part of the duties of attendants at psychiatric institutions was to clean and groom patients. Attendants often cut patients' hair. used in a mental health hospital in Beechworth Victoria Australia circa 1930
- Description:
- Pair of white metal clippers consisting of two plates each containing a row of small pointed blades wihich are activated by scissor action of the handles. Blades are held together with a wing nut, and thumb and finger rests protrude from handle.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mayday Hills Mental Hospital
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 8.20 cm (Height), 3.60 cm (Width), 7.20 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | mental health, psychiatric hospitals, hospitals, haircare, hair clippers |
| Themes this item is part of: | Medicine in Society Collection, Psychiatric Services Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Institutional Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | grooming & hygiene |
| Inscriptions: | Inscribed inside handle: BROWN & SHARPE MFG.CO. PROVIDENCE, R.I./ MADE IN U.S.A. PATENTED DEC.7.1926. |
| Manufacturer: | Browne Sharpe Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, 1926 |
| Place & Date Used: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, Circa 1930 |
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